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  1. Africa Tech Kin with Danny that Guy: Zimbabwe Title Deeds Digitisation & Electronic Traffic Management System

    4 days ago

    Africa Tech Kin with Danny that Guy: Zimbabwe Title Deeds Digitisation & Electronic Traffic Management System

    In this week's episode of The Africa Tech Kin, host Danny that Guy breaks down some of the week's big technology stories. Title deeds go digital. How Zimbabwe's title deed validation programme works, what it asks of property owners, and the questions being raised about cost and timing as the country moves from paper to digital records. Teachers and AI. The Zimbabwe Open University certifies its first 78 educators under an AI for Educators programme, and the case for stronger digital skills among teachers. Cameras on the roads. Government begins a wider rollout of the Electronic Traffic Management System (ETMS), using surveillance cameras and number-plate recognition to enforce traffic laws — and the road-safety and data-privacy questions it raises. The mining boom is a tech-jobs story. The Chamber of Mines projects the sector could need up to 100,000 workers over five years, with close to half in technical and engineering roles, as mines mechanise and automate. Africa vs US Big Tech. Africa's largest tech economies weigh their dependence on US technology companies for AI infrastructure, and what digital sovereignty would actually require. The end of free social media? Meta introduces paid subscription tiers for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, raising the question of whether free social media is coming to an end. Hosted by Danny that Guy on ZiFM Stereo. Connect with the show: WhatsApp: 0772 168 045 Hashtag: #AfricaTechKin Subscribe to the ZiFM Stereo Current Affairs podcast for weekly episodes.

    22 min

  2. 5 days ago

    Health Matters with Sitheni Nleya: Menstruation Cycle Stigma and Menstrual Products

    This week on Health Matters Sitheni discusses Menstruation Cycle Stigma and Menstrual Products. We hear from Youth Ambassador Tshepiso Tsogang and Intercontinental Youth Connect Chairperson Daniel Zinyama. Catch Health Matters every Thursday at 20:30pm only on ZiFM Stereo

    28 min

  3. 5 days ago

    The Yzone with Mjay: Harnessing Tech for Zimbabwes Development, Introduction of Geophysics and Role in the Community

    This week on YZone Mjay talks to Destiny Nyamutsaka, Lupita Phiri and Blessing Chinamora about Harnessing Tech for Zimbabwes Development, Introduction of Geophysics and it's Role in the Community. Catch YZONE every Monday at 20:30pm only on ZiFM Stereo

    27 min

  4. 5 days ago

    Business Unusual with Takudzwa Chisango: Vehicle Shipment Industry

    This week on Business Unusual Takudzwa speaks to Mr Vimbainashe Chidununu Property about the Vehicle Shipment Industry in Zimbabwe and new developments taking place. Catch Business Unusual every Thursday at 19:30pm only on ZiFM Stereo

    35 min

  5. 5 days ago

    Chivhanu Chedu with Tsitsi Hope Chiyangwa: Kuremekedza Vabereki

    In this weeks episode of Chivanhu Chedu, Tsitsi and and Va Chinamhora discuss Kuremekedza Vabereki. Join us weekly every Monday at 19.05pm for all matter to do with Chivanhu Chedu only on ZiFM Stereo.

    29 min
  6. Africa Tech Kin with Danny that Guy: AI Music in Zimbabwe, New $20m Solar Plant, Liquid MOU & AI Too Expensive

    26 May

    Africa Tech Kin with Danny that Guy: AI Music in Zimbabwe, New $20m Solar Plant, Liquid MOU & AI Too Expensive

    In this week's episode of The Africa Tech Kin, Danny that Guy discusses the week's technology news stories from Zimbabwe, Africa, and the world. President Mnangagwa commissions the 10-megawatt New Glovers Solar Power Plant in Munyati, Kwekwe, funded 51% by the Public Service Commission's pension fund and forming Phase One of a 110-megawatt project. In the same speech he calls on Zimbabweans in the diaspora to invest in "energy and technology parks." The Ministry of Skills Audit and Development signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Liquid Intelligent Technologies focused on artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital analytics skills training. At a US Embassy panel in Harare held during Culture Month, Zimbabwean musicians, producers, and arts administrators discuss AI-generated music, copyright, and authenticity with Grammy-winning American artist Matt B. Danny discusses the landscape of AI music in Zimbabwe and the world, and the distinction between fully AI-generated music and AI used as a production tool. Microsoft's AI Economy Institute releases its Global AI Diffusion Report for the first quarter of 2026, showing South Africa leading the continent at 23.1% adoption among working-age people, and the gap between the Global North and Global South widening to 12.1 percentage points. Zimbabwe sits at 8.5%. MTN Group sets out a plan to install GPU hardware at its African cell tower sites to create what it calls a distributed AI inference grid, an argument made by MTN Group CTIO Charles Molapisi. Google I/O 2026 introduces Gemini 3.5 Flash and a redesigned AI Search, with AI Overviews now reaching 2.5 billion monthly users and AI Mode crossing 1 billion. Microsoft orders engineers in its Experiences and Devices division to stop using Anthropic's Claude Code by 30 June 2026 and switch to GitHub Copilot, citing cost. Danny also covers Uber's reported $3.4 billion AI coding budget burn in four months, and Nvidia VP Bryan Catanzaro's remarks on the cost of AI compute now exceeding the cost of employees. Hosted by Danny that Guy on ZiFM Stereo. Connect with the show: WhatsApp: 0772 168 045 Hashtag: #AfricaTechKin Subscribe to the ZiFM Stereo Current Affairs podcast for weekly episodes.

    26 min

  7. 26 May

    Backstage with Patience Musa ft Fusion 5 Mangwiro

    Todays episode of Backstage with Patience features the talented Fusion 5 Mangwiro, an award winning Zimbabwean Afro Contemporary musical group with a unique bongo flavor sound. The band's strong vocals accompanied by their signature instruments, the djembe and an acoustic guitar, has become iconic in live show performances. Catch #BackStage every Tuesday at 19.30pm only on ZiFM Stereo

    40 min
  8. Africa Tech Kin with Danny that Guy: The Avantis Laptop, ZRP Forensic Lab, WhatsApp Ads Go Live

    19 May

    Africa Tech Kin with Danny that Guy: The Avantis Laptop, ZRP Forensic Lab, WhatsApp Ads Go Live

    This week on The Africa Tech Kin, Danny that Guy covers the launch of the Avantis Parote 1030i, marketed as Zimbabwe's first locally assembled laptop. What does "locally assembled" mean? Also, the unconfirmed retail price, after-sales support, export plans, and the company's intention to list on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange in October 2026. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Nick Mangwana's call to increase the withholding tax on international digital platforms, including Netflix, Spotify and Instagram, is unpacked alongside the mechanics of Zimbabwe's existing 15 percent Digital Services Withholding Tax, which has been in force since 1 January 2026, and the question of who actually pays it. The show goes inside the Zimbabwe Republic Police Forensic Science Laboratory in Harare, following the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence, Home Affairs, Security Services and War Veterans Affairs familiarisation tour. The segment walks through the four main units of the lab: biological evidence, criminalistics, toxicology, and document examination, and covers the historical sexual assault kit backlog, the still-pending Forensic DNA Bill, and the ZRP partnership with the Harare Institute of Technology on cyber forensics. The artificial intelligence conversation brings together the Royal Observatory in Greenwich's warning that instant AI answers risk eroding human curiosity and reasoning, and POTRAZ's vow at the 2026 International Girls in ICT Day commemorations at the National University of Science and Technology in Bulawayo that artificial intelligence will not be allowed to weaken humanity. Comments from POTRAZ Director-General Dr Gift Machengete, delivered by Deputy Director-General Mr Alfred Marisa, are covered alongside Zimbabwe's National AI Strategy 2026-2030. The episode closes on Meta's global rollout of WhatsApp ads, tracking the timeline from the 2018 attempt, through the June 2025 announcement, to the February 2026 global launch. Status Ads, Promoted Channels, and Channel Subscriptions are explained, with analysis of what the change means for Zimbabwean small and medium enterprises and how the Digital Services Withholding Tax applies to ad spend on Meta platforms. Hosted by Danny that Guy on ZiFM Stereo. Connect with the show: WhatsApp: 0772 168 045 Hashtag: #AfricaTechKin Subscribe to the ZiFM Stereo Current Affairs podcast for weekly episodes.

    25 min
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